Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be asked to be involved in the

Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party at the Avo Hotel Dalston. Lots of care and planning went into an amazing day which saw over £400 being raised for Marie Curie which will help this brilliant charity continue with its work. Delicious food and drink were donated and prepared by generous businesses and lots of locals came out to enjoy cups of tea, sandwiches and the cakes and other goodies that were available. The weather cooperated and everyone was in high spirits and feeling good. Here are just a few photos from the day, apologies on the quality but I lost my handbag the previous weekend which had my camera in it:

This is only some of all the donated food and drink.

My lemon curd cupcakes (curdcakes somehow sounds wrong...) and my chocolate and six-pepper jelly cupcakes. They were very well received!

Strawberry & pineapple jam standing at the ready to be teamed with homemade scones and cream!

Lots of amazing individuals and businesses were involved in this day including:

and me,

(apologies for anyone that I have not included!)

You can see more photos by checking out the

Avo Hotel Dalston's Facebook Marie Curie event photos.

Click on the link to find out more about

Marie Curie Cancer Care

or if would like to donate to the cause.

and remember...

it's not your chutney...

it's Smy Chutney.

Yesterday, Saturday 12 September, Smy Chutney went to Spitalfield's City Farm for the Spitalfield's Show and Green Fair. It was a lovely combo of your classic village fete contests and a great opportunity to celebrate green issues. We brought along some jars of banana and date chutney, rhubarb chutney, mango chutney, six-pepper jelly, ella bella (damson) jelly and strawberry and pineapple jam. Although we weren't awarded a first prize we did get second place for banana and date chutney and a third for rhubarb chutney and a second place for the ella bella (damson) jelly. We were super-chuffed as this was the first time we've entered Smy Chutney into any sort of contest. Congratulations to all the participants and organisers for a brilliant day.

Massive thanks to Mr Waghorn for letting Smy Chutney know about this opportunity.

If anyone knows of any other upcoming

coming chutney contests, please let

us know! It was so much fun we might be hooked!

And remember....it's not your chutney...it's Smy Chutney!